Coupe sur pied 'lança' en porcelaine bleu blanc Marque en cachet et époque Qianlong | 清乾隆 青花纏枝蓮紋梵文高足盃 《大清乾隆年製》款 | A blue and white 'lança' stem bowl, seal mark and period of Qianlong

Acquired by the grandmother of the present owner, Mrs Romenij-Rooseboom (1868 - 1953), while she was living in Asia, thence by family descent.

現藏家的祖母Romenij-Rooseboom夫人(1868-1953) 於居住亞洲期間入藏

後家族流傳至今

This stem-bowl embodies the Qianlong emperor’s patronage of Buddhism. The Emperor's devotion to Tibetan Buddhism directed the production of many sophisticated artifacts referencing a variety sacred ritual objects. The present vessel appears to have been inspired by the metal butter lamp, a popular ritual item of Tibetan Buddhism symbolizing the wisdom of the awakened mind.  

Compare a stem bowl of similar size sold in our New York rooms, 21^st March 2018. For a smaller version of these vessels, see an example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, published in Illustrated Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum. Republic of China. Ch’ien-lung Ware and Other Wares, vol. 2, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 13. Compare also pair sold in our Hong Kong rooms 8th October 2013, lot 3020.

Mrs Romenij-Rooseboom (1868 - 1953) was the niece of Mr. W Rooseboom (1899-1904), the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1899 – 1904). She was an accomplished painter and among the first female students to be admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague.